Severed Heads: Companies Split CEO, Chairman Roles
The saying goes that if you want a job done right, do it yourself. But public companies seem to have learned a different lesson. When things go wrong,...
SEC Proposal Would Curb Shareholder Resolutions
By definition, owning a share of stock gives the holder partial ownership of a company. Even though institutions like mutual funds and pensions contro...
“Overboarding,” Lack of Board Diversity Emerge as Governance Battlegrounds
As one of the largest asset managers in the world, BlackRock has leveraged its position in recent years to encourage better corporate governance and a...
Litigation Finance Kerfuffle Points to Need for Clarity Around Emerging Asset Class
The practice of “litigation financing” has become a source of great controversy in the legal industry. If you almost fell asleep reading that sent...
Facebook, Equifax Data Privacy Settlements Spur Call for Legislative Action on Cybersecurity
When New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweets, her followers expect to see some pot-stirring against House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi...
Coming to Terms With Marrying Sustainability and Executive Compensation
In 1970, influential economist Milton Friedman made a bold proclamation in an essay for The New York Times that changed the face of business ethics. F...